Buckle.



F. E. VANDERCOOK.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE27, I9I6.

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49 Patented Sept. 1l', 1917.

FRANK E. VANDERCOOK, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

BUCKLE.

Lesasae.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

VApplication filed June 27, 1916. Serial No. 106,252.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. VANDER- coox, a citizen of the United States, residing in lVaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to buckles, such as used for belts, Suspenders and the like, and it has particular reference to buckles constructed from a single length of wire.

One of the primary objects of the invention is the provision of astrong buckle in which all of the parts lie in substantially the same plane, and wherein the buckle, which is made from a single piece of wire,

has a very efficient form of intermediate bar or web.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a buckle of the type indicated in which means are provided for preventing distortion of the buckle by separation of the end bars on opposite sides of the cross bar or web.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts` to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a belt to which my improved buckle is applied;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the buckle detached.

In the example shown, my improved buckle is made of a single piece of wire bent into the form indicated in Fig. 3. This buckleis made in the shape of a figure 8,

v, and it comprises end bars 4f, 5 parallel to each other, and an intermediate bar or web 6 which is of double width. All parts of these bars lie in the same plane. The web or intermediate bar 6 is constituted in part by one side member of a loop 7 at one side of the buckle, and in part by one side member of a loop 8 at the opposite side of the buckle, and the adjacent side members of the loops 7, 8 are in substantial contact with each' other approximately throughout the width of the buckle so that the cross web or intermediate bar is substantially solid. One end of the metal wire is indicated at 9 and this forms part of the inner portion of the loop 7 It is then bent to form the side bar 4, and from said side bar it passes into line with the end portion 9 so as to complete the inner side of the loop 7 at the point 10. The wire is then bent diagonally at 11 with reference to the buckle so as to form at 11a the beginning of the loop 8. From the point 11?L it runs parallel to the part 9 and in contact therewith and is bent to form the side bar 5. The side bar 5 in turn carries the end portion 12 of the wire which is in close proximity to the part 11.

It will be observed that in the particular form shown, the end portion 9 is pointed, and that it enters an angular recess 13 at one side of the diagonal portion 11. The extremity of the portion 12 is similarly pointed and enters an angular recess 141 at the corresponding side of the diagonal part 11. In this manner, the end portions 9, 12 are firmly locked to the intermediate part of the wire, and hence the separation of the parts of the intermediate bar or web is effectively prevented, even if there is considerable strain tending to separate the two loops.

In Figs. 1 and 2, I have shown my improved buckle used in connection with a belt. One end of the belt is looped around the cross bar or intermediate bar 6, as shown at 15. The other end 16 of the belt is passed under the bar 5 and over that portion of the material which is looped about the intermediate web, and thence under the bar 4;. In this way, sufficient friction is exerted upon that material to hold the belt securely in the position to which it is adjusted.

The locking recesses for the respective extremities may be readily formed in the intermediate part of the blank, and the buckle can be made in quantities by automatic machinery. It is not only very simple in form but quite durable and strong, easy to apply, and efficient in use.

Without limiting myself to the precise construction shown, I claim:

1. A buckle bent from a single length of wire in the form of a figure 8 and having end bars and an intermediate bar, all of said bars parallel to each other and lying in the same plane, the extremities of the wire length being located adjacent the intermediate bar, said buckle having means for locking said extremities to the intermediate bar.

`Z. A buckle bent from a single length of cated at the intermediate portion of the` buckle, and lying in the same plane, said buckle having means for securing said eX- tremities to the intermediate portion of the buckle.

3. A wire buckle made fromv two loops and having the extremities of the wire lying in the same plane as the intermediate portion of the buckle, said buckle having means integral therewith for locking said extremities directly to such intermediate portion.

4L, A buckle made from a single length of wire and having a diagonal intermediate portion with notches or recesses, the respective end portions of the wire being bent into said recesses to interlock said end portions with the intermediate portion oi the buckle; substantially as described. Y

iing an angular locking recess formed therein at one side of the loop, and one extremity of said wire lying in the plane of said loops vand being pointed to engage in said recess `to complete the loop and prevent the opening thereof; substantially as described.

6. A buckle made from a single length of wire and having an intermediate bar and two end bars, said buckle having means for locking the extremities of the Wire to the intermediate bar; substantially as described.

,7. A wire buckle having two loops, certain. ends ofrsaid loops lying adjacent and integral with each other to `form a connecting portion, and a free end of at least one loop being locked to the integral connecting portion.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the 24th dayof- June, 1916.

FRANK E. VANDERCOOK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

, Washington, D. C. 

